New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-11

BOARD be charged with the duty OF overnaunns
the prison records and recommending 70 tne
Executive such communications az VIII tend 70
equalize punishments, with due regard to the fact
that In some cases the penalty Is already tco
light for the offence. This is useful suggestion
Such inequalities cannot fail to exaspcrate phe
convicts who suffer by them, discourage repent
ance destroy tho last vestiges Of self-rcspect and
infict corresponding loss upon the common
wealth.
"Mr. Watterson evidently supposes,' remarks
"IIarper's Weekly" "that the election Oh MT.
Cleveland proved the preference Of the country
for the Democratic rarty On the contrary, how
ever unpleasant the truth may BIO to Democrat.
IL was Mr.. Cleveland who was elected and not
the Democratic party" Mr. Watterson has been
disposed of lato to take gloomy view OF polbics.
but when this choice Mugwump cocktail begins
to percolate through his system he will doubtless
feel better.
. There is a marked difference these days be-
tween the price of coal and Captain Scott's COON
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC was not born yester-
day. 1t has had a long career Of prosperity and
usefulness, and acquired an unrivalled reputation
as the only authentic handbook Of American
politics. Every year very large edition Is
printed and disposed Of since our patrons buy 1t
as regularly as they do copies Of their favorite
newspaper Tho sale this year b as large and
satisfactory as usual. The work is compiled by
the Hon. Edward Mcpherson, O statisticfan OF
national reputation. and is in no sense partisan
publication Much less Is it vulgar advertise
ment for O newspaper.
Consul General Porch declines most emphat-
ically TO be reformed out Of political existence
four mo ak
diplomacy.
The Prison Labor Commission, in their report.
include brushes in the list Of articles which they
suggest for manufacture by convfcts. But here
comes a correspondent of "John Swinton's Paper
with the assertion that probably there is no
business carried on In this country that has suf-
fered as much from prison competition rs brush
making It Is clearly impossible In the nature
OF things that any such list can be prepared that
Will be entirely satisfactory 10 free labor.
When Grover Cleveland said "Tell the truth y
he did not mean to have his words too literally
construed. ConsulGeneral Porch should have
known better than TO trust great mans rhetoric.
The people have made mp their minds that the coasts
and harbors OF country should no longer be lett de
fenceess Bad will be for the Democrat or Democrats
In the House OF who for political reasons
may become responsible for the defeat Of any honest
measure OF National selfdefence Inc sun
The Democratic party has no better ADVISER
than @The Sum-" II it followed oftener the adj
vice 1t gets from that quarter, 1t would begin 10
show some semblance Of patriotism
Secretary Manning will leave the Cabinet with
much better reputation than when he weno INTO
IL and nc is the only man OF them all OF whom
that could be said.
The annual meeting OF the Peninsular Fruit tx
change, which was held day or two ago In
Delaware was the occasion OF large quantity
OF talk concerning thai always interesting fruit.
the great American reach But In one respect the
meeting was extraordinary and we believe I'M
precedcntcd No one OF the delegates asserted
or IL the prophecy made the Associated Press
failed to report it-that owing to black and
siclxening frost peaches would be scarce and high
next summer
The third-party people league with The nquor
mon. Well do they know that II the hlgh license
bill becomes o law, their fraudulent occupation
will be gone.
"The Evening POST asserts that Matthews
WAS rejected "bccause he was Democratic
ncrro- We are afraid that "The POST has
neglected to tnlo the sound and important piece
of advice which THE TRIBUNE lately
placed at Mr.. Whites disposal Wo advised
him 10 place high license on lying in his edito-
rial rooms.